New Mexico § 39-5-13 [Lien continues; alias writ.]

New Mexico Statutes

§ 39-5-13 — [Lien continues; alias writ.]

New Mexico § 39-5-13

Ch. 39Judgments, Costs, Appeals

Art. 5Sales Under Execution and Foreclosure

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 39-5-13 (2026).

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The lien of the levy upon the property shall continue until the debt is paid, and the clerk, unless otherwise directed by the plaintiff, shall forthwith issue another execution, reciting the return of the former execution, the levy and failure to sell, and directing the sheriff to satisfy the judgment out of the property unsold, if the same is sufficient, if not, then out of any other property of the debtor, subject to execution.

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The lien of the levy upon the property shall continue until the debt is paid, and the clerk, unless otherwise directed by the plaintiff, shall forthwith issue another execution, reciting the return of the former execution, the levy and failure to sell, and directing the sheriff to satisfy the judgment out of the property unsold, if the same is sufficient, if not, then out of any other property of the debtor, subject to execution.